May 10, 2012

Pixelligent Hires Shree Deshpande as Vice President of Business Development

Baltimore, Maryland – Pixelligent Technologies, an innovator in manufacturing nanocrystal additives for the electronics, industrial, and military markets, announced today the addition of Shree Deshpande as Vice President of Business Development.  Shree will be responsible for managing Pixelligent’s growing list of customers and partners, developing new customer relationships, creating joint development partnerships, and working closely with the product development team.

“Shree brings a unique and impressive track record to the team, having proven himself successful in both technical and senior business development roles with global technology companies,” commented Craig Bandes, President and CEO of Pixelligent Technologies.  “Shree will play a vital role in continuing to grow and manage our customer base and development partnerships, which are the most critical assets we have.  He brings twenty plus years of experience and is highly respected in the markets we serve; he is a great addition to the team.”

Shree brings more than twenty years of experience in global business development, sales, and marketing.  He has extensive experience in electronic materials businesses and serving Fortune 500 customers in the semiconductor and electronic manufacturing industries.  Most recently, Shree was the Director of Sales for North America at Flexvue, Solutia Inc., a manufacturer of specialty polymer films and coatings for printed electronics, touch screen displays, and thin film devices.  Prior to that, Shree held various senior roles  covering business development, P&L management, and new product development responsibilities, while serving OEMs in the semiconductor, aerospace, medical, and plastics markets.  Shree holds an Executive MBA from the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis, a Ph.D. in Organic/Polymer Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma, and a MS in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Mumbai.

Pixelligent is working with numerous technology leaders and Fortune 1000 companies to develop market-leading products in the electronics, industrial, and military markets.

About Pixelligent Technologies, LLC

Pixelligent Technologies is an innovator in manufacturing high-quality nanocrystal additives and polymer nanocomposites for the electronics, industrial, and military markets. Pixelligent’s proprietary methodology for delivering uniform dispersions is the best in the world.  This is the key enabling technology required to deliver the highest performance in a wide range of demanding and mission critical applications.  Our Zirconia and Hafnia nanocrystals are used to magnify the optical, electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties of numerous polymer systems.  Pixelligent develops applications with leading-edge technology firms, as well as Fortune 1000 companies.

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